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Palliative and End of Life Care for Children and Young People

01 July 2012

Cancer Nursing Practice

Book Review

THIS BOOK offers valuable insight into what it is like to care for a child or young person who is dying. The author, an experienced health researcher, describes the...

Pedal bin protocols: can you think of a catchy slogan?

27 July 2005

Nursing Standard

Letter

With regard to Alison James’ article on the correct use of pedal bin(reflections July 6), a key area of my work as a matron supporting three community hospitals is...

We are all nurses, wherever we work

30 November 1994

Nursing Standard

Letter

This is in response to ‘PLJ”s letter, No real jobs for just- qualified nurses (November 9). ’PLJ’ speaks about a recently-qualified relative without a job and refers...

Desperately seeking incontinence aids

09 February 1994

Nursing Standard

Letter

I read with great interest Michael Richardson’s guide to green nursing (Viewpoint January 26).

Research digest

01 June 2007

Paediatric Nursing

Network

Background The WATCH IT programme is a community-based intervention using non-professional ‘health trainers’ based in community venues to meet the needs of obese...

Awareness of impending death

01 July 2008

Paediatric Nursing

Research digest

Aim To explore the factors in care provision that determine the point at which parents become aware that their child is going to die. To determine whether the...

Commentary

01 November 2008

Paediatric Nursing

Network

The recent NICE guideline Improving Outcomes Guidance for Children and Young People with Cancer(2005) gives recognition to the social and emotional needs of...

Letters

01 December 2000

Nursing Older People

Letters

With reference to the article ‘Student experiences in nursing homes: a placement policy gap?’ (November 2000), I agree that conditions described in this article...

Dear Mr Burstow

01 March 2006

Nursing Older People

Letter

If you are going to issue sweeping statements in the press and professional journals it might be wise for you to understand why some residents of nursing homes have...

Nursing home care

22 April 1989

Nursing Standard

Letter

The article 'Home and Away' (Nursing Standard, Profile, week ending April 1) was of great interest. Of course Ruth Sander is correct in saying that nursing long-stay...